Global business aviation activity trended downward by 19% in November compared to a year ago, with North America down 22% compared to Europe’s 18% decline, according to WingX Advance.
Supersonic aircraft developer Boom Technology has said it is using Amazon Web Services (AWS), including the company’s cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) capability, to accelerate the design and construction of the XB-1 demonstrator and the follow-on Overture airliner.
Australian aeromedical service CareFlight has partnered with AMSL Aero to develop an air-ambulance version of the Australian startup’s Vertiia electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Canada will require emergency locator transmitters on most aircraft in the country to operate on both digital and analog frequencies starting as soon as next year, under new Transport Canada regulations .
Chinese-backed Citiking International is appealing a judge’s approval of the sale of One Aviation’s Eclipse aircraft assets to AML Global Eclipse in a bankruptcy proceeding.
Former investor Boeing stands accused by one of the first electric-aircraft startups of using its industry dominance to prevent the emergence of a potential competitor.
Pilot training and simulator leader CAE of Canada is buying the Canadian-based assets of TRU Simulation + Training from Textron for $40 million in cash, the companies announced Nov. 25.
As Gulfstream Aerospace transitions to new manufacturing techniques for its all-new Gulfstream 700, the OEM also is updating its service center network.
More than 170 companies have signed on as exhibitors for the National Business Aviation Association’s virtual conference Dec. 2-3, as part of its VBACE event.
Luxury hospitality company Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced the first itineraries for the new Airbus A321neo it plans to introduce for private jet tours in December 2021.
There is no getting away from the myriad difficulties businesses and individuals have faced in 2020, but there are reasons for cautious optimism as the year draws to a close.
The FAA on Nov. 23 released proposed airworthiness criteria for four small unmanned aircraft systems, bringing to 10 the number of drones that are positioned to earn design approvals from the agency.
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has teamed with satellite company Spire Global to supply the high-fidelity weather data critical to the aircraft maker’s goal of achieving Mach 1-plus cruise speeds without generating a sonic boom on the ground.
The FAA on Nov. 20 released for comment proposed airworthiness standards for six small unmanned aircraft systems as a step toward issuing its first-ever regulatory certifications of drone designs.
The FBI on Nov. 19 arrested a Hollywood, California, man on charges that he crashed a drone into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter in September.
